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University Daily Kansan TUESDAY, OCT. 21, 1947 STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Buell Schilts Dies In Accident At Clay Center
Buell Schilts, a student in 1946 and leader of Sunflower dormitory activities, died at 6 a.m. Sunday after the car in which he was riding struck a bridge over the Republican river west of Clay Center.
While attending the University, he was president of Union Activities at Sunflower dormitories. He was also elected chairman of the Sunflower Student Organization council.
Mr. Schilts was thrown clear of the car and crushed when it fell upon him. The accident evidently resulted from a blow-out.
He died shortly after arriving as a hospital in Clay Center, his home town.
The men at Oread hall are planning to send flowers to the funeral service, which will be held at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow in Clay Center.
YMCA Frosh Meet Tonight
The freshman Y.M.C.A. will elect officers at 7 p.m. today in the recreation room of the Union. A motion picture, "Invisible Bridge," will be shown.
Y. M.C.A. membership cards must be shown in order to vote, Mr Linegar said.
Ned Linegar, Y.M.C.A. secretary said the election should be completed in time for members to attend the W.S.F. meeting in Hoch auditorium.
The candidates are Dale Spiegel, Bruce Bathurst, and Glen Varenhorst for vice-president, and Robert Franklin, John Eberhardt, and Robert Chesky for regional representative.
Faculty Members To Give Recital
Janet Coulson Turk, pianist, and w. Thomas Marrocco, violinist will appear jointly in a faculty recital at 8 p.m. tomorrow in Frank Strong auditorium.
Independent Frosh Prepare Campaign
Mrs. Turk and Mr. Marrocco will play two violin and piano sonatas,
"Sonata in A major, Opus 100," (Brahms) and "Sonata in G minor," (Debussy).
Mrs. Turk will present "Fairy Tale, Opus 20, No. 1," (Mednert) and "Music of the Spheres" and "Capriccio in F minor, Opus 28." (Von Dohnanyi). Mr. Marrocco will play "Hexapoda," (Bennett).
Freshmen of the Independent men's political party organized their campaign for freshman offices Monday.
Freshman men and women will stump organized houses to solicit votes before election day, Nov. 6. Donald Giffin, campaign manager, said.
Harold O. Wright was appointed to make arrangements for joint political rally with the Independent women's party. Bromleigh S. Lamb and Arthur L. McLain were appointed to handle publicity.
Fred N. Sharpe, lecturer for University Extension, conducted a training school for 40 secretaries in Parsons last week. Similar classes are being started this week in Coffeyville and Independence.
Trains Kansas Secretaries
No Dark Hayracks Says Woodruff
An appeal urging all University students to be safety conscious about hayrack riding was made Monday by L.C. Woodruff, dean of men. The dean said, "We encourage all student parties going on hayrack rides to insist that their vehicle be provided with lighting that complies with state and county laws."
The dean also said that several instances of student parties riding on county and state roads with unlighted hayracks had been reported. He warned that this was dangerous to students on the hayrack as well as traffic on the road. Hayracks should be lighted both fore and aft.
Flu Station To Marvin Hall
The temporary station for influenza vaccinations will be moved from the rotunda of Frank Strong hall to Marvin hall Wednesday, Dr. Ralph I. Canuteson, director of the University health service, said today.
The move will be made in hopes of reaching more students. Only 172 shots were given at Frank Strong hall Monday and 21 at Watkins hospital, Dr. Canuteson explained.
The nurse will be stationed at Marvin hall from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. week days, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Later the station will be moved to the Union, Dr. Canuteson said.
Dr. Canuteson also commented that the cold epidemic was declining since fewer colds had been treated at the hospital the past week.
The Union carnival was a financial success, a business office statement said.
Carnival Is Cash Success
There were 653 paid admissions and 4,705 booth tickets sold. Paid admissions after taxes were taken out left $267.73 for the Union activities fund. The $470.50 from the booth tickets is to be divided by the Union activities and the individual booths on a percentage basis according to the total sales by each booth.
Brazil Breaks Relations With Soviet Union
Rio De Janeiro—(UP)—The government of Brazil announced today that it had broken off diplomatic relations with Russia.
Responsible source rereported that the Kremlin had rejected two Brazilian protests against alleged Soviet insults to President Eurico Gaspar Dutra in the Soviet press.
The Literary Gazette in Moscow charged Dutra with imposing a Fascist dictatorship in Brazil. It compared the "Bloody regime of Mr. Dutra" to that of Adolf Hitler.
The government announced that the United States has taken over the responsibility for the Brazilian embassy files in Moscow.
An official announcement served notice of the formal implementation of the plans to sever, relations with Russia. The break had been pending for at least three days. Brazilian authorities announced Saturday that only a few formalities remained to be complied with.
AVC To Back Voting Drive
"Every Vet a Voter" will be the slogan used by the American Veterans committee during the drive to have veterans register for elections. Absentee voting and residence requirements in Dogulus county will be explained by members of A.V.C. to veterans having questions.
The apathetic attitude of veterans is blamed by Marco Haggard, chairman of the University chapter of A.V.C., as the primary factor in the lack of registering and voting.
Russell H. Barrett, instructor of political science, said, "The vets like to gripe about everything under the sun. Then when they get a change to make their grips effective, by voting or other political action, they fall down on the job."
Kansas—Fair and continued warm today and tonight. Low tonight 50 to 55 northwest corner to 60 to 65 along east border. Wednesday fair and warm.
WEATHER
One Mixup Follows Another For Bewildered Alexanders
Payday seems a long way off to Robert C. Alexander, engineering sophomore and navy veteran.
The difficulty is a case of mistaken identity, so far as Alexander is concerned. That middle name is Clyde, by the way.
Another veteran, Robert Clay Alexander, attended the University last spring. He enrolled at William Jewell college at Liberty, Mo., Sept. 4th this week.
The next surprise came to Robert Clyde Alexander, the K. U. student, who lives at 1409 Rhode Island street.
The blow that jarred Veterans administration officials in Kansas City came when the second Robert C. Alexander enrolled at K.U. Sept. 12. The identification number, C-8 904 098, seemed to cinch the case that the same K.U. student had also enrolled at William Jewell.
"You cannot attend full-time course of study at two different schools," a letter from the regional office of the Veterans administration informed a wide-eyed Alexander
Two Men. One Number
Van Biber Rings Bell In'Joan' Production
About that subsistence allowance? Alexander shook his head sadly. "I wish I knew," he said.
"There is no evidence in file that your course at William Jewell has been interrupted, therefore you cannot re-enter the University of Kansas. . "
Meanwhile Robert Clyde Alexander is busy attending only one school, and working part-time as a lotype operator at the Lawrence Daily Journal-World.
It Just Isn't Done
The letter stated that the student's subsistence allowance was suspended until the matter is straightened out.
Latest Crafton Show Is Best Yet With New Star And Superior Cast
BY FRED KIEWIT
One girl and two men combined their talent last night to give one of the best amateur theatrical performances we have ever seen. The vehicle for the performance was Maxwell Anderson's "Joan of Lorraine," which played to a capacity audience in Fraser theater.
'Support Drive, Malott Urges
"The W.S.S.F. is furthering the cause of education and is helping to lay a firm foundation for world peace by giving relief to students who are ill-fed, ill-housed and ill-clothed, and in helping to rebuild destroyed universities."
Deane W. Malott, chancellor of the University, made this statement to Robert Stewart and Hilda James, cochairmen of the World Student Service Fund drive which begins today
All team captains and teams will attend the rally at 7:30 tonight at Hoch auditorium. The Rev. Dr. Winburn will speak.
"The tragedy and destruction of another war can be avoided only by providing proper education to this student generation throughout the world," the Chancellor said. "University students of today will be the leaders of tomorrow. Through education we can build, out of the ruins of the last war, a new world of enduring peace.
"Every American student wants to be a part of such an important and urgent effort as the drive now starting on Mount Oread, in this day when tragedy so completely encircles the globe and when the total of human suffering is greater than ever before.
Editorial Program To Be On KFKU
"U.S. Aid to Europe" will be the topic of the first editorial opinion survey program to be presented at 2:45 p.m. tomorrow over K.F.K.U.
This program which is being prepared by members of the William Allen White School of Journalism will feature presentation of editorial opinion from newspapers all over the country. Each week an important topic will be chosen. Four students will speak for the various newspapers and one student will serve as moderator.
Students appearing on the program tomorrow will be Frank Rotman, College junior, Loren Kennedy, graduate student, Joan Woodward, College senior, and Alan Stewart, College senior. A moderator has not yet been chosen.
Saturday Collision Victims Recovering
The condition of Dean C. Whitehead, pharmacy sophomore, and George E. Koutelas, engineering senior, is reported as good today by Watkins hospital authorities.
The students suffered bruises in a two-car collision 6 miles south of Lawrence on highway 59 Saturday night.
Robert H. Cottrell, engineering senior, who was also in the collision, is being treated at the University of Kansas Medical center for multiple fractures of the jaw.
The girl, Darlene Van Biber, led the 21-member cast with a stirring portrayal of Joan. Her dramatic scenes were demanding, and she never failed the audience, which she held spellbound at times with her magnificent interpretation.
Van Biber Leads Cast
The play was never in doubt by the first nighters after the opening scene. The only time attention seemed to waver was at the beginning of the second act during the coronation of the Dauphin. Miss Van Biber quickly took command and started the play moving again when she dedicated her white battle armor in the cathedral scene.
The male duet that aided Miss Van Biber consisted of Tom Rea and Jack Labowitz. Rea wowed the audience time after time with his portrayal of the leak and frivolous Dauphin. The council scene with his ministers, late in the first act, was a riot of laughs. It was the comedy high-light of the show, and Rea drew the only spontaneous applause of the evening for his job.
Jack Labowitz, as the director,
turned in a creditable job. He seemed
to lack a positive characterization,
and developed a little line-trouble.
He finished strong, however, in his
secondary role as the Inquisitor.
Labowitz Does Good Job
"Joan of Lorraine" is a play within in a play. It involves the rehearsal of a Joan play on a Broadway stage. Switchbacks from rehearsal scenes to the familiar Joan of Arc theme, which formed the backbone of the play, were frequent. The ease with which members of the troupe shed their dramatic roles and became members of a cast rehearsing a play was remarkable. Both generous talent and good direction were abundantly displayed.
Bee Brady, as Tessie, the assistant stage manager, stood out in a small comedy-relief. Her portrayal of a loose woman in the Dauphin's chamber made the closing minutes of the first act a highlight.
Backing up the leads were such able veterans of the Fraser stage as Dan Palmquist, Herk Harvey, Loren Kennedy, Tom Shay, and James Nelson. They gave performances that University audiences have come to expect of them. Good.
Brady Supplies Comedy
Bad sags in the show came last night in the off-stage voices scenes. The voices were almost inaudible to those in the rear of the theater.
Off-Stage Voices Unheard
Every member of the cast escaped the fate of breaking down under the tension of first-night conditions. They were not encouraged by the audience which sat on its hands most of the time, and covered many good lines with laughter during the remainder.
The play was well above college standards, and Prof. Allen Crafton has reason to be proud of Miss Van Biber, the cast, and his own producing skills. Put this show on your "must" list!
Students To Have Results Of Makeup Tests Monday
Results of the makeup aptitude test given Saturday will be available at the Guidance bureau Monday. Forty-two freshmen and son-homores took the examination, G.A. Cole, supervisor of group testing, said.